Help!!!! 18 wks and cramping???

[misskiki2]

i am 18wks today and i have been having cramping off and on multiple times a day for five days now. i went to the er and all they did was check my urine and find out i had a bladder infection and sent me home with ten days of antibiotics to take. this is my 2nd pregnancy the 1st i had a m/c at 9wks so im really worried i was wondering is this a bladder infection or could it be preterm labor?

[Elaine Brown, MD]

Hi!
If you were my patient, I would definitely advise you to take treatment for the urinary tract infection.  UTIs can cause preterm labor, and are commonly associated with cramping.  After one to two days the UTI should begin to subside and so should the cramping.  If it did NOT at this point, I would probably request an ultrasound to look at the cervix for evidence of effacement and dilation.  Depending upon what the ultrasound showed, we would then discuss possible therapies for preterm labor.  To reiterate--getting the UTI cleared up may very likely stop the cramping.
Good luck!
Dr B

[shellie409]

Have you been having problems going #2? When i start cramping i think oh great im going to need lots of fiber today :'

[Mimi812]

Yes dear blader infection can cause cramping try to relax and take ur antibiotics but if the symptoms for any reason get worst go back to ur doctor... Hope u get well soon dear